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simigmc

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Original poster
Dec 22, 2005
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I have a 20" imac G5, I've had for 6mo and the cooling fans just stared running at max continuously,:mad: can anyone help

Thanx
 

NYmacAttack

macrumors 6502
Dec 8, 2005
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NY
simigmc said:
I have a 20" imac G5, I've had for 6mo and the cooling fans just stared running at max continuously,:mad: can anyone help

Thanx

Have you done anything differently or recently upgrade anything?
 

simigmc

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Dec 22, 2005
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No I haven't, I took it to my local AASP and they changed the logic board
and it still hasn't fixed the problem. they also had to change the hard drive
it failed the diaonostic test they ran on it. the fans still come on at max
intermittently, even when no apps are running:mad:
 

tribe3

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Nov 1, 2005
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Vienna, VA - USA
My wife has a 17" 1.8 (first generation) and the fans are annoying. The only way to turn them off is putting it to sleep:mad:
The warranty expires this 26'th of December... i guess I'll have to take it in today or suffer for ever
She avoids using it just because of the noise
 
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